2010 films

Pudge

 

Showtime: Monday, January 18, 2010, 10:00am

Director(s): Annie Bradley
Country: Canada

When Violet, a 12-year-old chubby black girl moves into foster care in Regent Park, she has to start all over; new school, new rules, and a new roommate too. The kids at school hassle her about her ratty coat and Violet’s fists fly, landing her in trouble. She vows to get a new one in time for her birthday and so she ventures to a wealthy neighbourhood in search of a job. There she meets Edith, a rich, eccentric elderly white lady who never leaves her mansion. Edith hires Violet under the pretense of preparing for a party as her beloved maid has passed away. Gradually they form a most unlikely friendship, Read more »

The Wheel

 

Showtime: Sunday, January 17, 2010, 7:00pm

Director(s): Chris Stenner, Arvid Uibel, Heidi Wittlinger
Original Title: Das Rad
Country: Germany

The stone-people Hew and Kew have seen a lot in their everlasting lives on top of their mountain. Therefore they're only mildly amazed by the ongoings in the valley below, they've got their own little problems to deal with - But all of a sudden, Mankind is discovering and inventing, instead of just woozeling, and this new behavior starts to threaten Hew's and Kew's stoic peacefullness... Read more »

Noodles

 

Showtime: Sunday, January 17, 2010, 3:00pm

Director(s): Jordan Feldman
Country: France

Françoise provokes a chain reaction amongst people as she appears in a Chinese restaurant during lunchtime... Read more »

Video 3000

 

Showtime: Sunday, January 17, 2010, 1:00pm

Director(s): Jörg Edelmann, Jörn Großhans, Jochen Hausecker, Marc Schleiss
Country: Germany

Rolf is very happy about his brand-new "Video3000" VCR. But while starting up he recognizes that the remote control is not working properly: Instead of controlling the VCR, the remote control affects the real world. While playing with the available buttons "Play" "Pause" "FastForward" "FastRewind", Rolf discovers another button he disregarded so far... Read more »

Attached To You

 

Showtime: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 7:00pm

Director(s): Cecilia Actis, Mia Hulterstam, and Carin Bräck
Original Title: Fast vid dig
Country: Sweden

A clay animation about the bond between a mother and child. We follow the relationship of a boy and his mother through life, starting at the point of conception and ending when the boy himself becomes a father. Read more »

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